Happy New Year

Well things have been pretty quiet on the creative side here in the school holidays, but I've been able to clean out my office and workroom and get ready for the coming year.  I will be going completely online once I get more stock online and out of the Pod Collective shop.  It's been a fun time being in the Pod Collective shop but I'm going to focus on working from home and concentrating on finishing my study.

I have recently opened a shop on http://www.ethikl.com.au/rubylimedesign/ so with this and my made it shop http://www.madeit.com.au/storecatalog.asp?userid=20196 I will be busy enough looking after both of these.  Although I will be busy with uni and study this year, I am hoping to still have time to make a few things to put on my site.  I will concentrate on using some of the gorgeous fabrics I have in stock, making some more little girls' dresses and some more shorts for boys too, as I have lots of great fabrics for boys.  I am looking forward to creating some interesting and unique pieces by upcycling for my Ethikl store and using some of my clothes I no longer wear to do this. 

I can't say how fortunate I feel that I am in one of the few areas not devastated by floods.  I can't imagine how the people in those areas must be feeling or going through.  Watching it makes me feel sick so how must it be to be living it.  I am hoping to get involved by donating some of my stock to raise funds for the affected people.  

 Fair Trade Bags in my Ethikl Store made by villagers in North Western India

 Glass tile pendants - only $12.95

Some of my newest fabric purchases!

As I haven't been making much lately I've put on a few pics of things I've recently put in my online shops and some fabric I'll be using soon. 

New jewellery - twist necklaces with unique and unusual beads

I wanted to start the year with something new, so this is my new line of jewellery.   After sourcing some interesting and unusual beads I have found some beautiful ones that make the pieces unique and not something you will see dozens of.  Each piece is different and features a mix of hand made, ethnic beads and crystals including pottery, glass, ceramic and porcelain, and many other types with natural gemstones, Indian, Japanese Tensha beads and Swarovski crystals.  The beads are on a very strong brown cord which is approx 90cm long.  You can twist the necklace around itself and have a different look every time you wear it.  These will soon be available in my online shop and also at the Pod Collective Market Place shop at Boyne Island. 

New Glass Tile Pendants

I just finished my first new year batch of glass tile pendants

Bits and Pieces

I've been making a few Kokeshi Doll Pendants lately in a couple of different sizes.  They look really cute with coloured or black leather cords.  

This is a custom order.  I just made a bag like this with recycled denim and this is a request from a friend for a birthday gift.  

Now this is something for a special person who might have a thing about cats!  It's all squashed up in this pic, but it's a hand made glass tile pendant made into a bracelet with big beautiful pink Swarovski crystals and pearl beads and a gorgeous flower toggle clasp. 

Sale at Pod Collective Market Place

On sale at the Pod Collective Market Place at Boyne Island

Earth and Sea necklace

A Cloisonne enamel pendant on heavy duty silver cord with coordinating fire polished Czech beads and Swarovski crystals.

Glass pendants

Here is a sample of some new glass pendants. I now have a few different shapes and the quality is excellent. These are $22.95 each and I can make up a leather cord to go with them for $14.95, or have sterling silver necklaces. Email me for the prices.

Ruby Lime products

Here are some photos of my products on display

Bookmarks, pewter pendants, kids scrabble pendants, mobile phone charms and bag tags

Chinese pottery shard pendants in gift tins, glass tile pendants, domino pendants

Piggy bed warmer, purses, bags, doorstops and collages

Latest things.....

Here are a few things I've made recently,

Echino clutch purses
Bookmarks

Fabric canvas
Mobile phone charms

Bag made from recycled corduroy jeans

Glass tile pendants in gift tins with sterling silver necklaces

Echino fabric clutch purses

Pewter pendants on leather cords

Jewellery for little girls

The cute cat pendant and the little girl pendant are made from beautiful Japanese fabric and scrabble tiles. For a cute and original gift idea you can have a t-shirt with the cat fabric appliqued on the front, with a matching necklace. I have lots of different little girl designs to put on the pendants and you can choose the colour of her clothing, or just leave it black and white.